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At an astonishing 335-metres, Tajikistan's "supertall" dam stands taller than New York's Chrysler Building and is now the tallest dam in the world 👉 bit.ly/4piZI6s
📷 Webuild
📷 Webuild
November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
At an astonishing 335-metres, Tajikistan's "supertall" dam stands taller than New York's Chrysler Building and is now the tallest dam in the world 👉 bit.ly/4piZI6s
📷 Webuild
📷 Webuild
John Hopkins University has a new village-inspired student centre. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, the Bloomberg Student Center sits on the University's Homewood Campus in Baltimore and is formed by sustainably-sourced mass timber cubes that rise across the site.
📷 Laurian Ghinițoiu / Nic Lehoux
📷 Laurian Ghinițoiu / Nic Lehoux
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
John Hopkins University has a new village-inspired student centre. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, the Bloomberg Student Center sits on the University's Homewood Campus in Baltimore and is formed by sustainably-sourced mass timber cubes that rise across the site.
📷 Laurian Ghinițoiu / Nic Lehoux
📷 Laurian Ghinițoiu / Nic Lehoux
This timber stadium in Japan is designed to be completely disassembled. Conceived by VUILD, the 5,000-seat venue is set to become the home of Fukushima United FC. It's hoped the stadium can become a "symbol of recovery" in a region that's still haunted by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster.
September 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This timber stadium in Japan is designed to be completely disassembled. Conceived by VUILD, the 5,000-seat venue is set to become the home of Fukushima United FC. It's hoped the stadium can become a "symbol of recovery" in a region that's still haunted by the 2011 earthquake and nuclear disaster.
The Los Angeles Art District is set for an upgrade. City officials have now approved plans for the Bjarke Ingels Group-designed 670 Mesquit development that will include four connected towers rising to a height of 34-storeys.
📷 BIG
📷 BIG
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The Los Angeles Art District is set for an upgrade. City officials have now approved plans for the Bjarke Ingels Group-designed 670 Mesquit development that will include four connected towers rising to a height of 34-storeys.
📷 BIG
📷 BIG
These sweeping residential skyscrapers are currently under construction in Dubai. The twin towers of the Binghatti Flare will rise to 34-storeys and 40-storeys respectively at Jumeriah Village Triangle.
The project will offer more than 1,300 new apartments when it completes in 2027.
📷 Binghatti
The project will offer more than 1,300 new apartments when it completes in 2027.
📷 Binghatti
August 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
These sweeping residential skyscrapers are currently under construction in Dubai. The twin towers of the Binghatti Flare will rise to 34-storeys and 40-storeys respectively at Jumeriah Village Triangle.
The project will offer more than 1,300 new apartments when it completes in 2027.
📷 Binghatti
The project will offer more than 1,300 new apartments when it completes in 2027.
📷 Binghatti
Manchester is to start developing plans for an underground rail system, with a flagship station at Manchester Piccadilly. The City’s mayor Andy Burnham confirmed the news and shared a map of how the network could appear (image 3) 🐝
📷 Image 3: TFGM
📷 Image 3: TFGM
August 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Manchester is to start developing plans for an underground rail system, with a flagship station at Manchester Piccadilly. The City’s mayor Andy Burnham confirmed the news and shared a map of how the network could appear (image 3) 🐝
📷 Image 3: TFGM
📷 Image 3: TFGM
Tallinn's new Ülemiste Passenger Terminal is officially under construction. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and set to complete in 2028, the transport hub forms part of Rail Baltica: a vast high speed railway that will span 870-kilometres across three eastern European countries.
August 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tallinn's new Ülemiste Passenger Terminal is officially under construction. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects and set to complete in 2028, the transport hub forms part of Rail Baltica: a vast high speed railway that will span 870-kilometres across three eastern European countries.
Bhutan is about to get a new airport. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Gelephu International will serve the country's new Gelephu Mindfulness City and feature a modular diagrid structure made of locally sourced glulam timber, decorated with traditional Bhutanese painted carvings 👉 bit.ly/3GAeMMg
August 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Bhutan is about to get a new airport. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Gelephu International will serve the country's new Gelephu Mindfulness City and feature a modular diagrid structure made of locally sourced glulam timber, decorated with traditional Bhutanese painted carvings 👉 bit.ly/3GAeMMg
Hong Kong has a new sports complex. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, GO PARK Sai Sha is inspired by the region's traditional mountain villages and undulating landscapes.
📷 ZHA / Virgile Simon Bertrand
📷 ZHA / Virgile Simon Bertrand
July 31, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Hong Kong has a new sports complex. Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, GO PARK Sai Sha is inspired by the region's traditional mountain villages and undulating landscapes.
📷 ZHA / Virgile Simon Bertrand
📷 ZHA / Virgile Simon Bertrand
Technically China's Goldin Finance 117 is the sixth tallest building on the planet — only, it can't officially claim the title because it has never been finished. Now, it's being reported that works on the world's tallest abandoned building have restarted. Here’s why 👉 bit.ly/454ZLvz
📷 A Kaunas
📷 A Kaunas
July 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Technically China's Goldin Finance 117 is the sixth tallest building on the planet — only, it can't officially claim the title because it has never been finished. Now, it's being reported that works on the world's tallest abandoned building have restarted. Here’s why 👉 bit.ly/454ZLvz
📷 A Kaunas
📷 A Kaunas
New York’s inimitable 432 Park Avenue has had a rocky few years. Once the world’s tallest residential building, the 425.5-metre supertall skyscraper has become embroiled in legal disputes between its wealthy residents and its developers over alleged defects 👉 bit.ly/3GLySU5
July 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
New York’s inimitable 432 Park Avenue has had a rocky few years. Once the world’s tallest residential building, the 425.5-metre supertall skyscraper has become embroiled in legal disputes between its wealthy residents and its developers over alleged defects 👉 bit.ly/3GLySU5
Construction works on the controversial Tour Triangle skyscraper are steadily progressing in Paris. Designed by Herzog and de Meuron, the 42-storey office building divided opinion in the French capital for more than a decade before its approval.
📷 Herzog and de Meuron / Vincevinss
📷 Herzog and de Meuron / Vincevinss
July 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Construction works on the controversial Tour Triangle skyscraper are steadily progressing in Paris. Designed by Herzog and de Meuron, the 42-storey office building divided opinion in the French capital for more than a decade before its approval.
📷 Herzog and de Meuron / Vincevinss
📷 Herzog and de Meuron / Vincevinss
Benfica has unveiled a new masterplan for its Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Designed by Populous and Saraiva + Associados, the proposals will reposition the stadium as an international sports and entertainment destination.
📷 Populous
📷 Populous
July 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Benfica has unveiled a new masterplan for its Estádio da Luz in Lisbon. Designed by Populous and Saraiva + Associados, the proposals will reposition the stadium as an international sports and entertainment destination.
📷 Populous
📷 Populous
This new 'lantern quarter' is set to be constructed in Bangkok. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, Hatai is inspired by traditional Thai lanterns and will rise in the city's Silom area. The project will feature two new hotels when it completes in 2028.
📷 Heatherwick Studio
📷 Heatherwick Studio
July 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM
This new 'lantern quarter' is set to be constructed in Bangkok. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, Hatai is inspired by traditional Thai lanterns and will rise in the city's Silom area. The project will feature two new hotels when it completes in 2028.
📷 Heatherwick Studio
📷 Heatherwick Studio
Thessaloniki is about to get a 40,000 seat new stadium. Designed by Populous, the new home for Greek Super League team PAOK FC is inspired by the eagle on the club's emblem and will rise in the city's Toumba district.
📷 Populous
📷 Populous
July 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thessaloniki is about to get a 40,000 seat new stadium. Designed by Populous, the new home for Greek Super League team PAOK FC is inspired by the eagle on the club's emblem and will rise in the city's Toumba district.
📷 Populous
📷 Populous
Los Angeles has a $720M new art gallery. Designed by Peter Zumthor, the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are now approaching completion after more than two decades of challenges.
The completed museum is due to open in 2026.
📷 LACMA / Iwan Baan
The completed museum is due to open in 2026.
📷 LACMA / Iwan Baan
July 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Los Angeles has a $720M new art gallery. Designed by Peter Zumthor, the new David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) are now approaching completion after more than two decades of challenges.
The completed museum is due to open in 2026.
📷 LACMA / Iwan Baan
The completed museum is due to open in 2026.
📷 LACMA / Iwan Baan
AS+GG has shared its shortlisted design for the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport Competition. The concept is inspired by the form of a traditional Lingnan roof and is intended to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Foshan while offering an efficient spatial layout.
📷 AS+GG
📷 AS+GG
June 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
AS+GG has shared its shortlisted design for the Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport Competition. The concept is inspired by the form of a traditional Lingnan roof and is intended to celebrate the rich cultural heritage of Foshan while offering an efficient spatial layout.
📷 AS+GG
📷 AS+GG
This super-slender tower could become Australia’s tallest skyscraper. A consortium has submitted plans for the 393-metre One Park Lane on the Gold Coast.
The building would consist of two towers linked by a skybridge at their 22nd floors.
📷 One Park Lane
The building would consist of two towers linked by a skybridge at their 22nd floors.
📷 One Park Lane
June 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This super-slender tower could become Australia’s tallest skyscraper. A consortium has submitted plans for the 393-metre One Park Lane on the Gold Coast.
The building would consist of two towers linked by a skybridge at their 22nd floors.
📷 One Park Lane
The building would consist of two towers linked by a skybridge at their 22nd floors.
📷 One Park Lane
Why America is hollowing out a mountain 👉 bit.ly/3I0El9u
June 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Why America is hollowing out a mountain 👉 bit.ly/3I0El9u
The world's tallest metro station is set to be constructed in Dubai. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), the 74-metre new Emaar Properties Station will open in 2029 and form part of the Emirate's $4.8BN new metro Blue Line.
📷 Dubai Media Office
📷 Dubai Media Office
June 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The world's tallest metro station is set to be constructed in Dubai. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM), the 74-metre new Emaar Properties Station will open in 2029 and form part of the Emirate's $4.8BN new metro Blue Line.
📷 Dubai Media Office
📷 Dubai Media Office
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This is a worthwhile video watching for those who heard of the Grenfall Tower fire in London that killed 72 people in 2017. It's especially relevant for those living in the UK where legislation, litigation, and remedial actions are still not fully in effect. Thanks @theb1m.bsky.social.
The Grenfell Tower Fire: London’s High-Rise Scandal
YouTube video by The B1M
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
This is a worthwhile video watching for those who heard of the Grenfall Tower fire in London that killed 72 people in 2017. It's especially relevant for those living in the UK where legislation, litigation, and remedial actions are still not fully in effect. Thanks @theb1m.bsky.social.
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Eight years ago today, 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire, leaving many others traumatised and bereaved, because of a system that didn't care. Many were to blame but none have yet been held accountable. This new @theb1m.bsky.social video does them justice.
#Grenfell
youtu.be/URX_5B1EaIE?...
#Grenfell
youtu.be/URX_5B1EaIE?...
The Grenfell Tower Fire: London’s High-Rise Scandal
YouTube video by The B1M
youtu.be
June 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Eight years ago today, 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire, leaving many others traumatised and bereaved, because of a system that didn't care. Many were to blame but none have yet been held accountable. This new @theb1m.bsky.social video does them justice.
#Grenfell
youtu.be/URX_5B1EaIE?...
#Grenfell
youtu.be/URX_5B1EaIE?...
Reposted by The B1M
The @theb1m.bsky.social have an excellent overview of Grenfell tower on their youtube channel.
Brilliantly covered with respect and detail.
Brilliantly covered with respect and detail.
June 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The @theb1m.bsky.social have an excellent overview of Grenfell tower on their youtube channel.
Brilliantly covered with respect and detail.
Brilliantly covered with respect and detail.
June 14 marks eight years since London's Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people lost their lives. Today, 2,920 nights on, thousands are still going to bed in dangerous buildings, unable to get them remediated because of disputes between landlords and building owners over costs 👉 bit.ly/3HwwjoV
June 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
June 14 marks eight years since London's Grenfell Tower fire in which 72 people lost their lives. Today, 2,920 nights on, thousands are still going to bed in dangerous buildings, unable to get them remediated because of disputes between landlords and building owners over costs 👉 bit.ly/3HwwjoV
Construction works have officially completed at Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) — Australia's first major new airport in more than 50 years. The focus now shifts to fitting out the retail units, airline lounges, and preparing the airport for its opening in late 2026.
📷 Trevor Mein
📷 Trevor Mein
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Construction works have officially completed at Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) — Australia's first major new airport in more than 50 years. The focus now shifts to fitting out the retail units, airline lounges, and preparing the airport for its opening in late 2026.
📷 Trevor Mein
📷 Trevor Mein